Global Newsletter – January 2018

Global Newsletter – January 2018

TiE GLOBAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Nitin Rai is Chairman and Praveen Tailam is Vice Chairman of the TiE Global Board of Trustees

For 2018, Nitin Rai (Oregon), has been elected as TiE Global Chairman, while Praveen Tailam (Boston) has been elected as the Vice chairman of the TiE Global Board of Trustees.

Nitin Rai has served as TiE Oregon President since 2012, and we have witnessed a remarkable turnaround of this Chapter. Nitin has also been responsible for leading the TIE Global Angel Alliance initiative, for furthering the TYE program for youth, and collaborating on global initiatives. Praveen has also championed the Angels, TYE program and Scale-up programs at the TiE Boston chapter.Press Release – TiE Global announces Nitin Rai as Chairman of the Board

FLAGSHIP EVENT

A great line-up of speakers and immersive sessions awaits you at TGS II in Mumbai, India in just two weeks! Top speakers include Yossi Vardi (Israeli investor), Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (successful equity investor & trader) Brad Feld (US angel investor), Bhavish Aggarwal (Ola Cabs), Jyoti Bansal (Appdynamix), and many others. See more on the latest about TGS II at http://tieglobalsummit.org

At last years’ TGS, there were 3000+ attendees, record number of 500+ CMs, and 20 TiE Chapters participating. International delegations were present in big numbers, making it a truly global Summit. Do plan to be in Mumbai for this grand Entrepreneurship conference, that will feature business leaders and startup successes from all over the world.

NEW CHAPTER LAUNCH : AMARAVATI

Nara Lokesh, Minister of IT in Andhra Pradesh was the Chief guest at the launch of the TiE Amaravati Chapter

IT Minister Nara Lokesh launched the Andhra Pradesh chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs, TiE Amaravati, at Fortune Hotel Murali Park on 17 January, 2018. The inaugural event was attended by JA Chowdary, Special Chief Secretary and IT Advisor to Chief Minister and charter members of TiE Amaravati. Mr. Harish Mamtani, Board of Trustees, Mr.Srini Raju, Mr. J A Chowdary and Dr. Ramesh Byrapaneni, past presidents of TiE Hyderabad, Mr.Kali Prasad, current president of TiE Hyderabad and Mr.Sasi Sunkara, Partner, McKinsey & Co. were among the other prominent guests. TiE Amaravati is aimed at accelerat-ing the growth of the start-up ecosystem in the State.

The event received good attendance by investors, incubators, professors at educational institutes, business persons and government officials. The launch also received news coverage in the mainstream publications, in lieu of the fact that the government of Andhra Pradesh has come forward to partner with the angels network and provide matching fund for their investments.

A GLIMPSE OF RECENT ANNUAL EVENTS

TIECON DELHI 2017

Click on the Video above of the Amazing Entrepreneur Story of Sunil Bharti Mittal at a Fireside Chat with Pramod Bhasin at TiEconDelhi 2017. On Dec 15-16, TiEcon Delhi showcased more than 150 speakers engaged in 50 different sessions at Hotel Taj Palace.

TIECON HUBLI 2018

TiEcon Hubli took place on Jan 21, 2018 with Mohandas Pai as their keynote. Ministers such as Priyank Kharge, RV Deshpande were some of the top Speakers. Over 4000 guests were welcomed for the evening event with Rajeev Chandrashekar and chef Sanjeev Kapoor. See the Media Coverage in the Times of India, Hubbali city and Wrap-up from the Organizers.

TIECON LAGUNA

The first TiEcon in Mexico “Tiecon Laguna 2017” took place on October 28, 2017. Universities, organizations and business chambers came together to boost the industry and economy in the region. More than 400 participants attended, and over 1000 visitors attended the Expo.

PRE-EVENT MARKETING

TIECON CHANDIGARH 2018

TiE KERALA PARTNERS WITH #FUTURE

A two-day Global Digital Summit called #FUTURE – an initiative supported by the Government of Kerala, which will be organized on 22nd & 23rd March 2018 at Le Meridien Resort & Convention Centre, Kochi. TiE Kerala is an active partner in organizing this event.